Passenger-car.



G. B. KHLER.

PASSENGER CAR.

. V APPLICATION FILED IAN. II. Il9I`2.

1,152,108. Patented Aug. 81, 1915.

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PASSENGER CAR.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. II. I9I2.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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GEQRG B. AHollmann., ori-PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A'ssIeNoR rro THE J. e. .BRILL,'coMPANY, 'or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PNNN- sYLvANIn.

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t Be it known that l, GEORGE B. KOHLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at i 2221 4South Sixty-third street, in the city fof Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia,

Yand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newl and useful Improvements in Passengerars, of which the following is a full and clear and exact description.

, My invention has for its object the im# rovement in what are called semi-,con- "vertible cars, in which the sashes or closures may be raised or lowered to open or close the windows, so as to expeditiously convert the Acar into a semi-open car and in like manner-convert the same into a closed car, for seasonableuse.

The 'object of my invention is to improve the detailsof construction of the. window sashes, the means for guiding them into and out of the storage spaces under the roof of the car, and for suspending them therein.

and during their intermediate movements; -`to the end that more certain and expeditious operation and suspension ofthe sashes may be had, the stability of theconstruction iml proved, and the/'costjof `their production Y car. Fig.,2fisqa similar view showingthe `ysashes vlowered.to'clo'se the-windows. Fig.

3 1era ,frontfview of.' 'a'portion of the upper econo'mzed I v p .My invention,y therefore.. resides in the variousconstructionsand= combinations 4of parts hereinafter described and set forth in the 'claims appended. hereto.

' In the acconip.anyil'igtdrawing forming partfof: thisspeci'cation;Figure 1 is a sec- Ftional view:0fa`car showing' the sashes in the raisedfpositionpfto openxthe sides. of the and lower' ;`s ashes,`- `they being cut away to save room [1n illustratjioinf Fig. '4; is an end View of-F1g;3. .-Fig.'5 is alsectional view on f the une. 5 5, Figa; .niais-is a perspective viewof a portion ofthe. upper andlower sasl'1es'- detached from each other. Figs. 7 and-8 are respectively front and side views ,illustrating one' of the guide-clamps for the upperfsa'sh 'engagingthe flexible guide-rail. `\.F1g. 9121s a perspective view of the guideclamp,'1ts parts being shown detached; and Fig. 1 0 1s' a` perspective and sectional view of a modified form'of sash connection.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

The car is-of the conventional or other lthe lower'ribs D4 and the head-lining D5.

hinge, but I prefer-the form shown herein.,

' of the hinge plates F, and has a hole g into .which the pintles extend. .The radius of PASSENGER-car..

Specification of Letters Patenty v- Patented Aug'. 31, i915.

" r f Application led Jan-nary 11, 1912. Serial No. 670,566.

form, and just suflicient of it is shown and, described to illustrate the application of my improvements thereto.

At D is shown the belt rail, which consti- 1 tutes the lower or horizontal portion of the window opening.

At D2 are the side posts or stanchions, which support the upper portion of the car comprisingthe roof D', the upper ribs D3,

rlhe spaces between the lroof D and headlining D5 form pockets or storage spaces d for the retention of the window sashes when in the raised position. These spaces may be divided longitudinally of the car by a continuation or horn D6 of the posts D2, both of which are halved into each other or have abutting shoulders as at D7. Fig. l.'

The lower end of the head-lining D5 is secured to a projection D8 on the posts, and between the roof and the posts D2 extends the letter boa-rd D9. The belt rail D and letter board D9 constitute the upper and lower vertical limits -of the window openings, and the spaces between the posts D2 determine the longitudinal dimensions of the window openings. On eachside of the posts isaiixed a parting strip D10, the outer 'edge of which with the flange D12 -of the 185 post forms a groove to be hereinafter .described.

In the foregoing manner, a ycar can be provided with efiicient window openings and roof storage-spaces to permit of the appli cation of vmy improvements, which I shall now describe.

At A and B are respectively the upper and lower sashes. These sashes may be eliiciently connectedtby any particular form of comprising the hinge-plates F having se-y curing sections f, which aresecured to and overlap the face of the'lower corner of the upper sash A, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, andwhich have downwardly extending lugs or extensions f', from the inner faces of which pintles f2 extend inwardly. The lowersash B is'recessed at i to receive the extensions f the curve ofthe joint l' between the two sashes is at the center line of the pintles.v

This hinge construction provides a flexible or pivotal union of thetwo sashes, elijec- I tively them together, and umtmg move upon each other without undue fric-k tion and at the same time provide a weather tight joint, I may and prefer to use the construction showir in Figs. 5 and 6, or the modified form of construction shown in Fig. l0.- In the former views, each sashA and B ihas a metal frame a and b, the cross pieces a2 and a3 respectively of said frames belng the upper sash A is set within theframe 4,5'4of` its distance from the belt-railD is of a width sufficient to receive the lower sash and hold it firmly in position when the same' is concave and convex so as to constitute an articulated joint, and into these frames the lower crosspiece m of the upper sash A and theupper cross piece n of the lowers/ash B lare laid. In Fig. 10, the crosspiece fm of a corresponding with the frame d of Figs. 5 and 6, and the lower sash B is provided witha frame b2 embracingthe upper cross piece n. of the sash, from which frame b2 extends a rounded and preferably tubular rib b3 which enters into the concave portion a3 ofthe frame a, the'tubular rib b3 being connected to the frame?)2 by the intermediate section b4. It will be understood that glass is secured to the sashes A andl B and A and B as shown,'in any desired manner. It is manifest that the positions of the pintles f2, theiratt'ached parts, and the hole z" and recesses imay be reversed without affecting the mode of operation of the parts. And the sameis true of the surfaces a?, a, and the rib b3. 5

The space between the parting-strip D10 and the outer face of thepost D? constitutes a. groove d, which `for a substantial portion imlowered and Ir'ests on the belt-rail, as shown in Fig. 2, but which forv a substantial distance above the belt-rail increases in width' and merges into the space d. between the roof D and head-lining D5, so as to enable the sash to -be raised and lowered with. facility and to be retained in a weatherl tight condition when in such'lowered position.

The sashes being flexibly `connected by a suitable hinge construction they can bef raised and lowered together and yet-be free to assume any desired angle with respect to each other andthe groove d. J

Means for suspending the sash, when raised and containedwithin the roof spaces,

`for effectively supporting the sash at its in' termediate stages of movementbetween the 5 lowered and completely raised position, and

bard to provide a weather tight joint and prevent rattling when the sashes are in their lowered position, is provided by the devices now to bedescribed.

f *At is a preferably flat guide-rail. At its `lower end, it is preferably secured to the letter board near the latters lower edge, as shown in Figs. l and 2, vand its upper end to an appropriate part of the rib D3 or an extension therefrom. This guiderail is preferably made of metal, so that a portion of the guide-clamp hereinafter to be. described, can be moved between `the outer surface of the rail, the rib D3 and the letterboard D. The upper end of the guide-rail c extends far enough into the roof space to allow the entire sash to be inclosed within the roof. At D11 is a rib which extends upwardly from the head-lining D5 and which acts as a support for the upper sash A when it is in its raised position, as shown in Fig. 1. There are two of these guide-rails, each vlocated within the plane of the sides of the sash;` and to provide an efficient means for permitting the sash to engage the guiderail, I employ the guide-clamps shown in detail in Figs. 7, 8 and 9. Each lguideclamp,which I generally indicate by C, con* sists of the plate C secured to the sash A, .and projecting from its flange C2 (which rests` on the top rail of sash A) are lugs o', to which is pivoted by the pin e the `yielding pressure-finger E. The laterallyl extending lip e of this presser-finger rests against the outer face of the guide-rail c (see Fig. 8),

the guide-rail lying between the face e and the face of the upper sash. The presser# finger E has a depending stem e2, andl lying between the stem and a plate e3, which connects the lugs c', is a spring g which tends to force the lip e of the presser-.finger againstthe rail c, so that as the sashes are raised and lowered the guide-clamp C will travel on the guide-rail c, the clamp yielding, so as to prevent its binding on the-l guide-rail, but engaging it with suflicient friction to hold it suspended at any. desired point.

When in the raised position, as shown in Fig. 1, the rib D1? supports the upper sash and enables both sashes to be supported within rthe roof space without requiring as much of E. with the guide?. the said rail s seand this, and the engagement of the sash with the groove d at the belt-rail D and for specific forms of sash-joints, I make no claim 4 to the same as such herein, and reserve the same for further applications for patent.

It is apparent' that the above described embodiment of my invention may be modified in many details without departing from its spirit. Therefore, l do not limit myself to the exact forms shown herein, but consider that my invention is as broad as the scope of the claims appended hereto.

lVhat l claim is:

l. A car having side posts provided with opposing guide ways and a roof space into which said guide ways merge, a guide rail in said roof space combined with said guide ways, a two-part sash flexibly secured together end to end, and a guide clamp secured to the upper sash and movably engaging the guide rail.

2. A car having side posts provided with opposing guide ways and a roof space into which said guide ways merge, a guide rail in said roof space combined with said guide -ways, a two-part sash flexibly secured together end to end, a guide-clamp secured to the upper sash and movably engaging the guide rail, and a support extending upwardly from the head-lining into the roofspace and adapted to engage one of the sash elements to support the sash in the roof space above the headlining.`

3. A car having posts, opposing grooves in said posts,a roof space, said grooves increasing in width to and merging into the roof space, a guide rail the upper end of which is secured within said roof space, andl a sash comprising a plurality of sections flexibly connected end to end, adapted to lmove in said grooves, and a guide-clamp secured to said sash and adapted to movably engage the guide rail.

4. A car having posts, opposing grooves in said posts, a roof space, said grooves increasing in Width to and merging into the vroof space, a guide rail, the upper end of which is secured within said roof space, a sash comprising a plurality of sections flexibly connected end to end, adapted to move in said grooves, a guide clamp secured to said sash and adapted to movably engage `the guide rail, and a support extending upwardly from the head-lining into the roof space and adapted to engage one of the sash elements to support the sash in the roof space above the head-lining.

5. A sash comprising two parts abutted end to end and articulated together, plates F secured at the corners of one sash, projections f extending from said plates, pintles f2 extending inwardly from said pro-` jections and recesses in the opposing section adapted to movably receive said projections and pintles, combined with grooved posts and a roof space, and means for guiding the sash therein 6. A car window sash comprisingl two sections having upper and lower cross bars, channel-shaped frames receiving said cross bars, the cross piece of one frame having a convex extensionmovably engaging a concave depression in the cross piece of the -other channel frame, and additional means for iexibly uniting the abutting ends 0f the sash sections together combined with grooved posts and a roof space, and means for guiding the sash therein.

7. rlhel combination of a frame of a car having guide Ways at each side, of a window opening, a roof having a space to receive the sash, curved guide rails in Vthe roof, an upper and a lower sash pivotally connected and adapted to the guide ways, flexible guides on the upper end of the upper sash, each consisting of a plate, a pivoted presserfinger arranged to bear against the guide rail, and a spring located between an'arm on the presser-finger and the plate.

8. The combination with the frame of a car having guide-ways at each side of a window opening, a roof having a space to receive a sash, curved guide rails in the roof,

`a sash adapted to the guide way, guideclamps on the upper end of the sash each comprising a plate, an upwardly extending projection from the plate, a presser-linger pivoted to `said projection and having on one end a lateral extension, a stem opposite said extension, and a spring interposed between the stem and the said projection adapted normally to move the said lateral extension toward its pivot.

9. The combination with the frame of a car having guide ways at each side. of a window opening, a roof having a space to receive a sash, curved guide rails in thereof, l

a sash adapted to the guide-ways, guide clamps on the upper end of the upper sash, each comprising a presser-finger E having a laterally projecting lip e and an oppositely disposed stem e2, the plate C having a flange C2, upwardly extending lugs c connected by a plate e3, the presser-finger being pivoted within the lugs c" so vas to cause the lip e to lie laterally thereof, and a spring interposed between the plate e3 and the extension e2.

10. rIhe combination with the frame of a is@ f car having guideways at each side of a car window and a root having a space to receive the same, of sashes connected 1n tan'- ldem, a guide rail' arranged Within said space, a guide clamp secured to the top edge of the upper sash and having means for yieldingly engaging said guide rail as the sashes are moved into open or closed position.

1l. The combination With the frame of a car having guideways at each .side of acar Window and a roof having a space to receivethe same, of sashes Connected in tandem, a guide rail arranged Within said space, a guide clamp secured to the top edge of the upper sash and having -means for yieldingly engaging saidl guide rail as the sashes are `moved into open or closed position, and means ivithin said space extending upwardly to form a support for the GEORGE v KHLER,

Witnesses:

WM. E. SHUPE,' WM. A. BARR. 

